GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |